Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-26

uGUCC III Tie commissioner was TeplACGu
with mistrust. The Commissioner is in
struCted to close his eyes to oil consid-
erstions but cents an acre when the
applicant is the favored lessee, VINO
takes watered and unwstered, grazing
and agricultural lands without any dis
| tinCtiOn as 20 price or condition. The
settler must not psy less than 81 an acre
! for pasture lands, or IS for grazing
lauds, while the lessee msY get either al
q rate which, when considered in relation
TO the current value Of money, is eQuiva-
lent 70 valuation of 80. Per acre. Is
! il not amazing thSt g
! Democratic Legislature should thus
| discriminate against the agricultural and
| in favor Of the pasture interest: But
discrimination does not step here: The
lessee, oy species OF special legislation,
which is probably unconstitutional, j. eX-
empted from taxation on his lease, while
the settler, in addition 20 interest on his
purchase money, must pay taxes on his
purchase st its full value. Ia common
fairness why did not the Legislature e.
tend this exemption to the settler - Wei
as the lessee, ~ least to the eXteu. of the
unpaid purchase money:
II would be singular indeed il the Com
missioner WAS not Injected with this par
TALLY for the lessee, and did not repeat
it in the exercise of MS large dis
erection. This GlsCTetIOu-mark it
begins and ends with the sales
sytem, and with reference to
shat is so unrestricted as 10 amount TO
absolute control The Legislature might
have condensed the sale features OF the
bill into the simple permission: 600 with
the lands which you think wanted for
settlement as you will, SO thst you
only sell TO actual settlers, and 60
not permit them TO interfere
which IS being asked here daily is by
what rules will the Commissioner be
guided in determining whether or no.
lands are wanted for immediate settle
ment5 VIII he 8Wslt the receipt OF g
large batch Of applications 10 purchase,
or Will ne depeud upon pr Iate iufOTm..
ton; The first method is not iessiDle.
since applications can not be made until
| the lands are surveyed, classified Dad
valued, and under the laws these STEPS
are TO follow the reservation Of the land
IS "iu immediate demand Tor settlement
II the second plan is to be adopted tn
public would ike to be informed who ere
the official CJuuselOrs.
What Is to be thcst.udari of yalgsuor?
1t is understood that the agents viii
merely make Typographical surveys md
that Mr. Hall VIII value the LANDS upon
their reports. From such description
as "ssgcy," "clsy," "level," "uuduIat-
ing" etc the commissioner is expected
10 hy an accurate valuation upon lsCCs
800 miles distant Such are some OF the
agsUdities OF this system OF claaS.Ncs-
ton. III IL ls the purpose or the
Commissions 90 fix upon @ fair
price as 8 general average,
men elass.-e9..ou as. a.. "a farce
CIV. ..- .''g -. -. VI -..,--.i-
i~- i.o9' - -. " w l-l.-..' %
uilHC' a. 1''' ap' 'eg "a wa, w on,
o.Ns'. j. "a l'o- va .'o $50. 80
70. --S - -, ~ w.. .". ..
li'ss'0,'1 Gus o.. us v. -'-'N-
wv AD 'Iao ~ -.I 'I' ms. 0-AsS.
'lyu mus ,071-. ..' ~ ~ -o
0".. ''e2 anu ~ 7'''o's'
lI3H"Ieos 81 Plospe..lse 5e-..s-9 are
awaiting patiently the action OF
the L1no [oiuil'!ssIoLoI on ll-s
/ GuesuOA' Inc hoiAe-S1eheF may choose
a Iocayion ana l'.1 Z. asaihs, any lose-
quenJ apfACaLl 10 purchase, out III lh
the meantime the commissioner should
decide lhaL JAe -o-sl.,y 10 "AIch ne ms
seI-leu Is nO- "auJ5u !oi 7el-lsLueu1i anu
lnc!UIe IL lu Iease' TIE 9tsusi "oUlt De
cOule.le0 10 sI1N o-leI quarters.
announcer UanEo4 which Is uLeauc4 anu
WllCl prevents ali SetI'eLleI1 now Is t1a-
AFTER Improvements nave oseh iua-e -ue
commissioner may lltA an uuiessouSs.e
price, WA!CA Houit utCtesllH-e IIttt